If your letter did not contain such dangerous points that threaten the essence of the organisation and its stability - which must be address point by point to achieve right and prevent wrong - if not for that, we would not reply to you with this response, which may seem somewhat harsh, since in it we adhere to total frankness.

The man, based on the loftiness of his ability, his precedence in jihad and his prowess, remained for more than a decade independent in opinion and autonomous in decisionmaking, linked to the organisation's leadership only by slogan. He paid no mind, gave no considerion, did not abide by and did not adhere to the principle of 'hear and obey'...

On kidnapping the Canadian diplomat

We strove to give this case an international cimension. We tried to coordinate with the leadership in Khorasan [Afghanistan/Pakistan]. But unfortunately, we met the obstacle of Khaled. Rather than walking with us in the plan we outlined, he managed the case howver he liked, despite our repeated insistence that the case should be under the administration of the organisation.

On failing to mastermind a "spectacular attack"

You have received multiple directives and instructions from the Emirate of the organisation urging you to carry out these acts. Despite all that, your brigade did not achieve a single spectacular operation targeting the crusader alliance. So we don't know who to attribute this fiasco to - the organisation or to you?

On armaments

[The emirate] gave Abu Abbas a considerable amount of money to buy military materiel, despite its own great need for money at the time.

Despite all that, the practical reality testifies to the fact that Abu Abbas did not contribute to increasing weapons purchases, despite the historical and social weight he has in the region... To the contrary, we found the other emirs' contributions to be much more effective and greater in size than Khaled's, which was negligible.

On failing to use his phone and submitting expenses

Why do you only turn on your phone with the Emirate when you need it, while your communication with some media is almost never ending!

We ask you also: How many administration and financial reports have you sent up to your Emirate.

On "preserving secrecy" in the ranks

Truly amazing, this pretending to be the protector of the secrets of jihad and this purported mistrust of communication by the internet.

The bitter truth, which we can barely swallow, is that Abu Abbas aired our laundry publicly and spilled secrets of jihad to random young men who he doesn't know, out of his reprehnsible drive to break up our ranks.